G06.29 Software Installation and Upgrade Guide

Overview of Installing G06.29
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SP Firmware
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Enterprise Storage System (ESS).
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The CT9841FC-x tape drive (introduced in G06.24), which is a replacement for
CT9840FC-x tape products.
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New Fibre Channel disks available starting in G06.27.
SP Firmware
Before you update SP firmware, HP recommends that you download the SP firmware
file to your system console. (See Download the SP Firmware File to the System
Console (Optional) on page 7-6.) You can use either OSM or TSM, depending on
which application you are currently using.
Normally, you use the TSM Service Application to update SP firmware because it takes
much longer to update SP firmware using the TSM Low-Level Link Application
(approximately 30 minutes for each SP). However, you can use the TSM Low-Level
Link to update and reset SP firmware if you are unable to perform a G06.29 system
load.
You can also use the OSM Low-Level Link if you already have OSM installed and
running or you have the OSM Low-Level Link because you have upgraded to the TSM
2005A client (which installs the OSM Low-Level Link).
Also, before migrating to the new RVU, always check your current SP firmware and
make sure it is at the right revision level.
System Configuration Database
To ensure system configuration integrity, always save the current system configuration
database (CONFIG) before installing software or making changes to your system
configuration. You must load the G06.29 operating system before making changes to
the configuration database.
For information on saving the current system configuration database, see Save the
Current Configuration File (CONFxxyy) on page 4-1.
NonStop TCP/IPv6
With the introduction of HP NonStop TCP/IPv6 in the G06.20 RVU, all NonStop
TCP/IPv6 protocol files are located in $SYSTEM.ZTCPIP subvolume. If you are
Note. SP firmware T1089ABP or later is required for attaching a NonStop S-series I/O
enclosure to the HP Integrity NonStop NS-series system. See Scout for the most recent T1089
SPR.To connect an IOAM enclosure to a NonStop S-series system in a group other than group
01, you must ensure that T1089ABR or later is installed.
Caution. Starting with the G06.06 RVU, the configuration file is automatically upgraded to alter
records for all storage devices. Loading the system with an upgraded configuration file and a
previous RVU causes a processor halt (disk-process error code%011500).